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"глиняные ноги", т. е. слабость того, кто казался великим (ср. колосс на глиняных ногах) [этим. библ. Daniel II, 31-33]‘I don't believe that,’ Prew said. ‘That's not true. You're just tearing yourself down.’ ‘Don't like to discover the feet of clay, do you?’ Jack Malloy smiled painfully. (Jones, ‘From Here to Eternity’, ch. 43) — - Я этому не верю, - сказал Пру. - Ведь это не так. Вы зря поносите себя. - Вам не нравится, что тот, кого вы считали колоссом, стоит на глиняных ногах, не так ли? - И Джек Моллой горько усмехнулся.
It is not surprising that to the rigid classicists of the eighteenth century this Colossus had feet of clay. (L. Strachey, ‘Landmarks in French Literature’, ch. IV) — Не приходится удивляться, что чересчур строгим приверженцам классицизма Мольер казался колоссом на глиняных ногах.
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«Глиняные ноги», кажущаяся, обманчивая сила, внутренняя слабина в сильном человеке. Вавилонский царь Навуходоносор мечтал о великой статуе с золотой головой, с серебряными туловищем и руками, с бёдрами и животом из меди, с ногами из железа, а ступнями, сделанными наполовину из железа, наполовину из глины. Когда камнем ударили по ногам фигуры, она рухнула.We always admired her as Prime Minister. It came as a shock to learn that she had feet of clay. — Мы всегда восхищались ею как премьер-министром, но были потрясены, узнав, что она оказалось колоссом на глиняных ногах.
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Образное выражение: "глиняные ноги", т. е. слабость того, кто казался великим (колосс на глиняных ногах) -
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n. hamurundaki bozukluk, değer verilen birinin hamurundaki bozukluk -
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n. hamurundaki bozukluk, değer verilen birinin hamurundaki bozukluk -
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Общая лексика: колосс на глиняных ногахУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > a giant with feet of clay
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Библия: колосс на глиняных ногахУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > colossus with feet of clay
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<01> Колосс на глиняных ногах. The Bible (Из Библии).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > Colossus on the feet of clay.
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clay [kleɪ]1 noun∎ (modelling) clay pâte f à modeler;∎ figurative to have feet of clay avoir des pieds d'argile;∎ literary mortal clay le corps humain∎ to play on clay jouer sur terre battue;∎ to be good on clay jouer bien sur la terre battue(brick, pot) en argile, en terre; (pipe) en terre►► Sport clay court court m en terre battue;clay pigeon pigeon m d'argile ou de ball-trap; American familiar figurative (sitting duck) cible f facile□ ;clay pigeon shooting ball-trap m;clay pit glaisière f;clay soil terre f glaise -
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clay [kleɪ]* * *[kleɪ] 1.1) ( for sculpture) argile f, terre f glaise2) ( soil) argile f3) ( in tennis) terre f battue2.noun modifier•• -
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A n2 ( soil) argile f ;3 ( in tennis) terre f battue.B modif1 [pot] en terre ;2 Sport [court] en terre battue.to have feet of clay avoir des pieds d'argile. -
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[kleɪ] 1. сущ.1) глина2) земля; ил, тина; грязь3) библ. земной прах ( из которого Бог сотворил человека)4) поэт. человеческая плоть; телоHe set himself up to be (made of) finer clay. — Он вёл себя так, будто был заведомо лучше других.
5) спорт.; = clay court теннисный корт с грунтовым покрытием6) амер.; = modelling clay••2. гл.to have feet of clay / clay feet — стоять на глиняных ногах
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[kleɪ] 1.1) (soil, for sculpture) argilla f., creta f.2) (in tennis) terra f. battuta2.1) [ pot] di argilla, di creta••* * *[klei](a soft, sticky type of earth which is often baked into pottery, china, bricks etc.) argilla* * *clay /kleɪ/A n. [u]B a. attr.● clay-cold, freddo come il marmo; insensibile ( di solito, di morti) □ (geol.) clay mineral, minerale delle argille □ clay pigeon, piattello ( nel tiro al piattello) □ ( sport) clay pigeon shooting, tiro al piattello □ clay pipe, pipa di terracotta □ (geol.) clay stone, roccia argillosa □ (fig.) to have feet of clay, avere i piedi di argillaclayeya.argilloso: a clayey soil, un terreno argilloso.* * *[kleɪ] 1.1) (soil, for sculpture) argilla f., creta f.2) (in tennis) terra f. battuta2.1) [ pot] di argilla, di creta•• -
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nounLehm, der; (for pottery) Ton, der* * *[klei](a soft, sticky type of earth which is often baked into pottery, china, bricks etc.) der Ton* * *[kleɪ]modelling \clay Modelliermasse fmortal \clay Staub und Asche3. TENNIS, SPORT Sand mto play on a \clay court auf einem Sandplatz spielen fachspr4.▶ to have feet of \clay tönerne Füße haben1. (of heavy earth) Lehm-\clay brick Backstein m\clay pitcher Tonkrug m\clay pottery Steingut nt\clay vase Tonvase f2. TENNIS, SPORT Sand-* * *[kleɪ]nLehm mSee:→ also academic.ru/57114/potter">potter* * *clay [kleı]A s1. Ton(erde) m(f), Lehm m, Mergel m:baked clay gebrannte Erde2. (feuchte) Erde, zäher LehmB v/t1. mit Ton oder Lehm behandeln, verschmieren* * *nounLehm, der; (for pottery) Ton, der* * *n.Ton ¨-e (geol.) m. -
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{klei}
I. 1. глина
2. пръст, прах, пепел (и прен.), човешката плът
3. глинена/пръстена лула (и CLAY pipe)
4. attr глинен, пръстен
II. v размесвам/покривам с глина/пръст* * *{klei} и 1. глина; 2. пръст, прах, пепел (и прен.), човешката пл(2) v размесвам/покривам с глина/пръст.* * *пръст; глина;* * *1. attr глинен, пръстен 2. i. глина 3. ii. v размесвам/покривам с глина/пръст 4. глинена/пръстена лула (и clay pipe) 5. пръст, прах, пепел (и прен.), човешката плът* * *clay [klei] I. n 1. глина; rich ( greasy) \clay мазна глина; pottery \clay грънчарска глина; \clay modelling грънчарство; 2. attr глинест; глинен; 3. пръст (и прен.), прах, пепел; 4. вид настилка за тенис корт (от финни камъчета и отломки от тухла); 5. глинена лула (и \clay-pipe); II. v намазвам с глина; • to have feet of \clay (\clay feet) имам съществен недостатък или слабост. -
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[kleɪ] 1.1) (soil, for sculpture) argilla f., creta f.2) (in tennis) terra f. battuta2.1) [ pot] di argilla, di creta••* * *[klei](a soft, sticky type of earth which is often baked into pottery, china, bricks etc.) argilla* * *(Surnames) Clay /kleɪ/* * *[kleɪ] 1.1) (soil, for sculpture) argilla f., creta f.2) (in tennis) terra f. battuta2.1) [ pot] di argilla, di creta••
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feet\ of\ clay — n. phr. A hidden fault or weakness in a person which is discovered or shown. The famous general showed he had feet of clay when he began to drink liquor. The banker seemed to be honest, but he had feet of clay and was arrested for stealing … Словарь американских идиом
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feet of clay — 1. a weakness or hidden flaw in the character of a greatly admired or respected person: He was disillusioned to find that even Lincoln had feet of clay. 2. any unexpected or critical fault. [1855 60] * * * … Universalium